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Swinford medieval chest finally all strapped and nailed up.Timber chest American oak.Really enjoyed this project .Sad to see it go. Would look good in the workshop.@skender_iron @timber_grooves #balingupmedievalcarnivale #blacksmithingisfun #heritage
Progress on the Swinford chest going well. Nailing vertical hinges and straps. Forge welded the hinge overlap a little longer than I normally would to get some strength in them to hold the lid of this beautifully made chest by @timber_grooves @skend
250 +hand forged nails for fixing iron strapping and hinges. The Swinford chest.@skender_iron #blacksmithingisfun #blacksmith #heritagefurniture #wroughtiron #wroughtironhardware #australianmade #southwestaustralia #australianmade
I’ve been busy for last couple of months on the ironwork for the swinford chest. Forge welded and riveted locking shackle .@skendersouth_iron #blacksmithingisfun #blacksmith #heritagefurniture #wroughtironhardware #australianmade #antiquefurni
Pots put into stands very carefully by 5 men. These are 250 years old and the customer would not have been happy if there was damage.Fun to make but a huge sigh of relief to have them safely in place . @skender_iron #blacksmithing #gardenpots #aust
Forged some nice heavy pot stand legs out of 50 x 25 flat bars. @skender_iron #blacksmithing #australianmade #designermaker #gardenpots
Garden Hoes all done.fire welds stuck good considering the belting they got from the Massey power hammer to stretch and spread the steel. Split the end with a chisel before I went to far and fire welded the tool steel into the end.All trimmed , harde
Lately been getting request for hand made tools . 3 heavy duty garden Hoes this time. Customer requested a flat edge on the front of the eye.Jumped up some 40x40 bar to 50 x 50 to get the depth of the eye that I needed.once I fire weld this together
Beautifully made Jarrah gate.simple hand forged hinges and Suffolk latch.@skender_iron #ironhardware #handmade #blacksmith #localymade #designermaker #australiamade #perth #southwestaustralia #margaretriver #eaglebay
Hand forged Suffolk latch. One of three for heritage residence in Peppermint Grove WA. @skender_iron #blacksmith #ironhardware #localymade #designermaker #australianmade #perth #dunsborough #southwestaustralia
Hand forged hinges for a Heritage residence in Peppermint Grove WA. Each side off these gates weighed 320 kg. They also had to counter lever out 80 mm to clear the back of brick pier so they could swing 180 degrees .Forged them out of 75 x 16 bar to
Disappeared of the radar for a while.shop looking really knaaarlly.Had a 8 week shut down!Finish restore on Massey power hammer, dig a BIG hole , install , make new forge , new chimney bla bla bla. Feeling very calm. Everything in its place & wor
Curtain rod finials . First sample was forged from 42 diameter solid bar. Considering that the rods themselves were upgraded to 42 mm rod we decided to make bigger finials out of 55 mm bar.A lot of work by hand. Decided to make a clapper tool to forg
34 curtain rod brackets forged out of the 25 x 25 square bar stock . Had a few customers come in and are very curious as how a shape like this is forged out of the piece of square bar stock .I enjoy showing them the process of how they came about . #
40 + meters of curtain rods . All hand hot hammered texture on 42 mm solid bars. Have to be the heaviest curtain rods I’ve ever made. Will be forging some tough brackets to hold them on the walls. Gas forge is real handy to get long heats on th
Finished Shield with Swinford family crest. Timber work covered in bone canvas.#handcrafted #designermaker #blacksmithing